KAHUKU, Hawaii — The 18th-ranked Notre Dame women?s tennis team opened its 2000 dual-match season with a 9-0 win over Hawaii in a match played late Tuesday EST. The Irish lost just one set in sweeping the singles matches and then won all three doubles for the 9-0 victory. Notre Dame returns to action against fourth-ranked Duke on Thursday, Jan. 13.

The 10th-ranked doubles team of Dasso and Varnum beat Wenger and Hakikawa 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. Fifteenth freshman Katie Cunha and Guy won 8-5 at No. 2 doubles over Novack and Saunders, while Green and Zalinski blanked Holma and Jennifer Oshita at No. 3 doubles.